Alleged illegal immigrant charged in Reno assault

RENO, Nev. 
A suspected illegal immigrant has been arrested in Reno on charges he attempted to sexually assault a woman and battered two other men.

Juan Hernandez is accused of kidnapping, battery with the intent to commit sexual assault and attempt to commit sexual assault with a deadly weapon.

The 20-year-old man was being held in the Washoe County Jail Thursday night in lieu of $15,000 bail. He's also been placed on a hold by U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement.

Reno Police Sgt. Gerald Rhodes says Hernandez and two other allegedly grabbed a woman who visited a north Reno residence on Jan. 13, forced her into a bedroom and tried to sexually assault her. He said some of the woman's friends intervened and helped her escape the attack.